Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
As we look back on the past year, our blog explored a wide range of topics—each shining a light on why radio continues to be America’s top media platform.
Category: Digital
My 2025 in Review – Audio, New Data and MMM
Contributor: John Fix, John Fix Ltd. – Consulting P&G retiree
I was fortunate to work with many great people and companies this year. Cumulus Media, iHeart, SiriusXM and In4mation Insights were great partners and the RAB and IAB have done great things with audio. The majority of the conversations were around the role of data and every road somehow led to MMM.
Continue reading “My 2025 in Review – Audio, New Data and MMM”Telecom Marketing on Radio: What’s Working Best
Contributor: Rick Kestenbaum, general manager, AnalyticOwl
The telecom industry is what keeps us all connected—whether we’re texting a friend, streaming a movie or hopping on a video call for work. It’s come a long way from landlines and dial-up internet to lightning-fast mobile networks and fiber-optic cables. These days, telecom companies are at the heart of the digital world, powering everything from smart homes to cloud computing.
Continue reading “Telecom Marketing on Radio: What’s Working Best”Radio Pumps Up Marketing Effectiveness
Audio advertising can boost audience engagement from the top of the funnel to the bottom
Author: Tammy Greenberg SVP Business Development, RAB
The pressure is on almost every marketer. A whopping 95 percent of marketing leaders say their teams are under more pressure than ever to prove marketing’s value, according to “CMSWire’s 2025 State of the CMO Report.” Equally worrisome, the report, based on the responses from 515 marketing leaders, found that 69 percent of marketers feel the gravity of responsibility to deliver quantifiable ROI, up from 59 percent in 2023. Using audio media platforms to amplify brand-building efforts — and drive full-funnel results — could be the solution to relieve the pressure.
Continue reading “Radio Pumps Up Marketing Effectiveness”Holiday Shopping Creates Big Opportunities for Local Media Advertising
Contributor: Mallory Bouslog, senior account executive, Marketron
Despite fourth quarter signaling the end of the year, it is also actually a huge advertising opportunity for the year. Retail and other industries see bumps in spending, making it critical to promote their business to rake in holiday shopping sales.
Continue reading “Holiday Shopping Creates Big Opportunities for Local Media Advertising”Finish 2025 Strong; Kickstart 2026 with Momentum: BIA Forecast – 5 Key Highlights
Contributor: Celine Matthiessen, VP of Insights and Analytics, BIA Advisory Services
As we near the end of the year, it’s important to maximize opportunities and also work towards 2026. With shifts in consumer behavior and spending across key local business categories, having insights into the current and future marketplace will be key advantages to driving growth.
Continue reading “Finish 2025 Strong; Kickstart 2026 with Momentum: BIA Forecast – 5 Key Highlights”Radio Opportunities Abound In 2025
Contributor: Celine Matthiessen, vice president insights & analysis, BIA Advisory Services
Radio isn’t just surviving in 2025 – it’s evolving. With $12.3 billion in projected local radio and digital radio ad revenue this year, combining both traditional and digital platforms, radio remains the fifth-largest advertising medium in the local market space. BIA’s analysis reveals shifts in how different sectors are approaching radio advertising.
Continue reading “Radio Opportunities Abound In 2025”Insights into Action: 5 Next Steps for Radio from the Borrell-RAB Digital Radio Sales Report
Contributor: Beth Osborne, director, marketing and content, Marketron
For 13 years, the Borrell-RAB digital benchmarking report on radio digital sales has been a valuable resource for the industry. The insights of local media buyers and station management allow us to look backward and forward on the opportunity for radio to be a leader in local digital ad sales.
Continue reading “Insights into Action: 5 Next Steps for Radio from the Borrell-RAB Digital Radio Sales Report”Humans Matter
Author: Tammy Greenberg, SVP Business Development/RAB
In the age of AI, audio’s ability to forge deeply personal and trusted relationships with listeners is an opportunity for brands.
Continue reading “Humans Matter”2024 – A Look Back
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
During this time of year, we all try to find some time to take a breath and look back at the events of the year. Some will make you laugh, while others may make you cry.
Continue reading “2024 – A Look Back”Why Do Local Companies Need to Advertise Continuously?
Contributor: Beth Osborne, director, marketing and content, Marketron
Advertising is continuous. The biggest brands in the world are still buying media, so why wouldn’t a local business? The argument that everybody already knows the business doesn’t hold up in the modern world. Just because a consumer knows a company doesn’t mean it’s at the top of their mind or has value in their eyes.
Continue reading “Why Do Local Companies Need to Advertise Continuously?”What’s on the Horizon for Radio
Contributor: Nicole Ovadia, vice president of forecasting and analysis, BIA Advisory Services
The radio advertising landscape is in the midst of a dynamic transformation, but within this evolution lies a world of untapped potential. As consumer habits adapt and digital integration becomes the norm, key industries are reshaping their advertising strategies. Yet, amidst these changes, local radio stands strong as a resilient and potent force in the media mix – the fifth largest media when you examine the total local advertising marketplace.
Continue reading “What’s on the Horizon for Radio”It’s Good Judgement to Use Radio for Legal Services
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
Buying a home, estate planning or getting a divorce. These are just some of our rites of passage that we may experience as adults, but they are also times when we find ourselves in need of legal services.
Continue reading “It’s Good Judgement to Use Radio for Legal Services”Plumbing and HVAC Ads on Radio: What’s Working Best
Contributor: Rick Kestenbaum, general manager, AnalyticOwl
According to the National Association of Realtors, the average age of a home in the U.S. is 39 years. That creates constant opportunity for plumbing and HVAC companies. Radio has proven to be an excellent way to not only promote emergency services, but also to get listeners thinking about profitable replacements, upgrades and renovations.
Continue reading “Plumbing and HVAC Ads on Radio: What’s Working Best”If You Can Dream It, Radio Can Measure It
Author: Tammy Greenberg, SVP/Business Development, RAB
Navigating the complex world of attribution is not that complex with new measurement capabilities in play for radio success
There is a misperception in the advertising community that an audio ad’s influence on a consumer’s purchase journey can’t be measured to the same degree as ads that run on digital media. This inaccuracy is grounded in radio’s broadcast nature, which makes attaching a digital pixel for tracking individual listeners from exposure to purchase an impossibility.
Continue reading “If You Can Dream It, Radio Can Measure It”Why Digital-Only Brands Should Become Broadcast Radio Advertisers
Contributor: Beth Osborne, director, marketing and content, Marketron
As digital advertising continues to become a growing part of a station’s revenue, you may have a book of businesses that are digital-only advertisers. Maybe they aren’t convinced of the value of radio ads or seek an audience outside of your station demographics. For new advertisers, they may have never purchased an audio ad before. There are many reasons they may be in this bucket. The question is, should they be?
Continue reading “Why Digital-Only Brands Should Become Broadcast Radio Advertisers”Radio Accelerates Website Traffic for Auto
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
What a difference a few years make. We have all seen it and experienced it. Although different, business is back from the impact of the pandemic. Shelves are full and automotive dealer lots are full. Automotive has gone from a seller’s market to a buyer’s market.
Continue reading “Radio Accelerates Website Traffic for Auto”Radio is the Perfect Partner
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
Partnerships are important. Ask anyone who is trying to grow their business, and they will admit that along with their own hard work, the partnerships and relationships they build with both consumers and other businesses has helped their own growth and impact.
Continue reading “Radio is the Perfect Partner”Radio Digital Revenue Grew by 6.8%: Insights from the Borrell-RAB Digital Benchmarking Report
Contributors: Todd Kalman, SVP sales, Marketron, and Beth Osborne, director, marketing and content, Marketron
Now in its 12th year, the Borrell-RAB digital benchmarking for radio delivered intelligence and learnings for the local media sales industry. One of the most exciting revelations was that radio digital revenue increased by 6.8%, besting the overall market of 5.4%. Additionally, 21% of all radio station ad revenue is now in the digital bucket. We’re eager to dive deep into the findings to deliver analysis for the year ahead.
Continue reading “Radio Digital Revenue Grew by 6.8%: Insights from the Borrell-RAB Digital Benchmarking Report”Technology and Trust
Author: Annette Malave, SVP/Insights, RAB
During CES 2024, companies displayed new technologies and innovations. If you have read or seen anything, the future will be interesting with what will hopefully be available for us. But where do consumers, more importantly radio listeners, fit in? What do they think about the technology available to them in the devices they use?
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